Three people died and nineteen are missing in the country of Chile as Storms in the Andes flooded the Maipo river creating landslides. These landslides also contaminated the drinking water with mud and rubble shutting down businesses and schools. This left four million people without drinking water. More than 60% of households in the capital of Chile were affected and had to rush to fill up buckets and pans with water provided by authorities. Scuffles started to occur as some shops and supermarkets ran out of bottled water to provide. Months of drought and deadly wildfires were an impact of the flooding. As of February 28th, water supplies have been restored in most of Chile’s capital Santiago. 7. CRITICAL THINKING: What happened in the capital
In Valdivia, Chile 1960 an earthquake changed the lives of many. An earthquake is the violent shaking of the ground that will destroy homes, buildings, landforms, historical monuments, and lives. Earthquakes begin with the breakage of rock along a fault line. When two tectonic plates rub against each other they create an earthquake. Earthquakes will ride along a fault line which will determine how long the quake will go on. The larger and longer the fault like the bigger the earthquake. Earthquakes send out waves, primary waves or, p waves and secondary waves or, s waves travel along the interior of the earth. These two waves are called body waves. While detecting the waves, the primary waves appear first then the secondary waves. Primary waves travel through solids, liquids, and gasses, which means they are about to travel through the liquid center. Secondary waves are only able to travel through solids which are why scientists have found that there is a loss of these waves once they reach the center.
The country of Chile is located in western South America. The conditions vary with the mountains, deserts, and beaches.
I.) Water and Drought in California: Facts and data show that the weather we are experiencing here in California is that there is a difference between La Niña that brings the ocean temperature down and making them cooler and El Niño brings much warmer ocean temperatures. Currently california is experiencing a weakened La Niña. With a 55% chance of this weather continuing for the next 3 months. La Niña affect patterns of rainfall, atmospheric pressure, and global atmospheric circulation. Even though California is in a severe drought, with coordination, modernization, and compromise, California should be able to provide enough water for a growing population and growing economy.
Drought condition exists throughout most of Arizona. Variable amounts of rainfall throughout last year’s where was significantly below the normal with surface water flows, reservoir levels, and well water pumping levels are at some of their lowest ever recorded all of that act as indication of drought occurrence. Drought is a normal recurring feature of climate, not a rare or random event. Climate influence water quality throughout temperature, precipitation, and wind by affecting the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water. For instance, temperature fluctuation results in more stress on aquatic organism within water body, in the same way wind fluctuation has a direct effect on evaporation rate. Municipal water providers in Flagstaff, Williams, Mayer, Pine, Strawberry, and in areas near Sierra Vista, Sonoita, and Picacho have suffered from some potable
Chile stretches along 2,672 miles with an average width of 112 miles. More than one out of every three Chileans live in Santiago metropolitan region which is the capital of Chile. Two Chilean poets have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Chile’s population sits around 17,363,894 ranking Chile 63, they have a human development index of 41 of 187 countries. GDP per capita is $19,100 with an adult literacy at 99% for both males and females. The general attitudes are friendly and warm, but they might be shy and reserved when first meeting someone, they are also known for their sharp, witty and somewhat cynical sense of humor. Chileans are extremely patriotic and take pride in their nation’s cultural, educational, and economic achievements. Chile has a large middle class, and their educational system enables many poorer people to excel. When it comes to Chilean appearance they closely follow European styles, North American fashions are also popular especially among the youth. Greetings in Chile are important because they stress that one is welcome and recognized. The most common greeting among friends and relatives is the abrazo, consisting of a handshake and a hug. Chileans eat their main meal in the middle of the day and a lighter meal between 8 and 10pm, they typically have a tea time around 5 or 6pm where beverages, small sandwiches, and cookies or cake are served. In restaurants a server can be summoned with a raised finger; meal checks are not brought to the table until
Women’s Rugby League in Australia constantly growing, and the New South Wales Rugby League took notice after the NSW team broke a 17-year-drought against Queensland earlier in the year, by setting a five year pathway plan to increase participation levels and equality in sport.
have lost much of their water. “1,300 people have lost their water in and around East Porterville”
Over the past couple of weeks, the state of Alabama has been in an extreme drought. Most of the state has had 30 consecutive day without measurable rain. Lakes in the state are at all time low. Waterwork companies are urging customers to use less water. On October 17th, 28 counties were declared to be in a stage 3 drought. This means that, if customers use more than the average amount of water for their family size, there will be a fee attached to their water bill. There is a 60% chance of rain for central and eastern Alabama for October 18th-19th.
Santiago is the capital of Chile. It is currently the largest city in Chile. Santiago was founded in 1541 and has been growing ever since. This city includes the largest building in Latin America called the Gran Torre Santiago. One of Chile's most popular features is Easter Island. Popular for it's stone heads, this Chilean island brings in tourist from all over the world. Famous not only because of the stone heads, but also for being the most isolated inhabited island. It is located 3,512 kilometres off the coast of Chile. The city of Valparaíso is one of the most important ports and cultural hot spots for Chile. It is located midway down the country and on the coast. Another important city is Viña del Mar. It is located
Consequently,“Officials say at least 1,300 people have lost their water in and around East Porterville, nearly three hours’ drive north of Los Angeles, making the town’s residents some of the hardest hit victims of the three-year-old drought” (Source 2).“Sometimes,” she says, nodding towards her youngest child, “when she needs to go, I just take her outside” (Source 2). Countless people have lost water making it troublesome to even do daily tasks including whole towns. People don’t even want to waste their water
Chile is a small country that is located in South America and bordered by Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Chile's population is a round number of 16,136,000. The capital of Chile is Santiago. Chile is about 756,096 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 291,930 square miles. Chile's main language is Spanish and their religion is mainly Roman Catholic, Protestant (Chile: National). Chile's currency is the Chilean peso. Our U.S. dollar compared to the Chilean peso is 1 U.S dollar = 669.773 Chilean pesos (World's). The life expectancy of a Chilean female = 82-83, male = 77, and the average is 80 (Life). Michelle Bachelet is Chile's president, she is the first female president of Chile. She has served from 2006-2010 and she is currently on her second term which
Is California’s drought affecting some of California’s ecosystems? Hopefully not since there are many short term and long term effects of the drought on California. Also, limited water is a big problem in California.
Here we are in 2015 and California is still in desperate need for water. California is currently in a drought that started in 2012. That is 3 years straight of limited to no perpetration. However, this is not uncommon for California. This region has gone quite custom to operating off of minimum rainfall.
Throughout the ensuing paper we will dive into a country of rich heritage, beautiful landscape, and an extraordinary people with a very promising future. Chile is the longest country in the world geographically speaking with a majority of the population residing in the central region, specifically Santiago, the capital, and Viña del Mar. The official language is Spanish, although in some regions a couple of other languages are still prevalent.